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GEORGE E. SISBOWER, OF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, AND LOUIS E. PITTONI, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNORS TO NEW YORK COUCH BED COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

CONVERTIBLE COUCH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 6, 1914. Serial No. 843,456.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE F. Srseownn, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, and Louis E. Prr'roNI, a subject of the King of Italy, residing at New York city, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Convertible Couches, the following being a full, clear, and exact disclosure of the one form of our invention which we at present deem preferable.

For a detailed description of the present form of our invention, reference may be had to the following specification and to the ac companying drawings forming a part thereof, in which Figure 1 shows our device completely folded;

Fig. 2 shows it partly unfolded to form a chair;

Fig. 3 shows it in an intermediate condition as it is being further unfolded to form a couch;

Fig. 4 shows it completely unfolded and Fig. 5 shows it in the same condition but with the head rest raised.

Our invention relates to a simple form of couch bed suitable for camps and bungalows, which may be partly unfolded to form a chair and wholly unfolded to form a couch.

Referring to Fig. 3, A and B represent two couch frames, on which may be stretched a canvas or other desired form of mattress device. The inner ends of frames A and B are jointed to a short intermediate section C and the outer ends are joined to legs a and b. A third leg 0 is fast on section G; the legs are maintained vertical by links 6 and 7 and supplementary links 8 and 9. These links are jointed to pins which slide vertically in a slot in leg 0. To one of the frames, 6. 9., the frame B, we join one end of short frame D that is to form the chair-seat and a head-rest. Preferably we offset the frame D from frame B by lugs d to which the frame D is jointed at d, but the joint may be directly on the frame B and on a level therewith. To the outer end of the frame D are jointed legs E, the lower ends of these legs being connected to legs I) by means of telescoping and jointed links 4; and 5. Bracelinks 3 are also pivoted on the legs E and hooked on the frame D, as in Fig. 2, when in the chair form, or on the frame A, as in Fig. 1, when the couch is completely folded. In the completely folded condition, (see Fig. 1) the frames A, B and D, also legs E and the various links, all stand vertical and parallel, and are secured by said brace links 3 which extend across from legs E to frame A slightly lower level than in Fig. 2 to give' said frame D the inclined position for a head rest, being stopped by lugs b on frameB. To ive the head-rest a greater angle, the frame D is lifted to the position shown in Fig. 5, the lugs e on legs E resting upon stops 72 on the end of the frame B. The telescoping links 4 and 5 serve to guide the lower ends of'legs E and hold them against further outward movement in the chair form, but allow them to come inward as in Fig. 5,

What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A convertible couch comprising two couch frames jointed end to end and provided with foldable legs, a chair seat frame jointed to one of said couch frames and provided with foldable legs, and means for maintaining said legs in parallel relation in all positions of said frames.

2. A convertible couch, comprising two couch frames jointed together at the center of the couch, a shorter frame jointed to one of said couch frames to form a head-rest when said couch frames are horizontal and a chair-seat when they are vertical, collapsible legs for said three frames, and means for maintaining said legs in. parallel relation in all positions of said frames.

3. A convertible couch, having a couch portion arranged for either a horizontal or vertical position, a chair-seat frame connected thereto, folding legs for said frame, and a telescoping connection between said legs and said couch portion.

4. A convertible couch comprising foldable frames provided with foldable legs,

combined With a chair seat frame, means for maintaining said legs in parallel relation in all positions of said frames, stops on one of the foldable frames, supplemental legs attached to said seat frame, and lugs on said supplemental legs for engaging said stops.

5. A convertible couch comprising, in combination, two couch frames pivotally jointed end to end to be collapsed to vertical position and provided With foldable legs, means for maintaining said legs parallel in all positions of said frames, means providing a head rest When said couch frames are ex tended and a chair-seat when they are vertical said meansbeing vertically collapsible with the couch frames and comprising a @op'iea awn-sweetest my be Detainee far five cents each; by addressing the edmmnaeaa amine;

chair-seat frame pivotally connected at one end to one of said couch frames, a supportingleg'pivoted tothe otherend of said chair frame and a link pivotallyconnecting said last support leg'to and maintainingit parallel with a leg of the couch frames irrespective of the position of either said couch or chair seat frames.

In Witness whereof We have hereilnto set our hands, before tWo subscribing Witnesses, this 4th day of June, 1914.

GEORGE F. SISBOWVER.

LOUIS E; PITTQNI.

lVitnesses:

J". (l. RENN-EoKAR; L; T. ERISMAN.

Washington,- 33. 

